The Whistle Song

The Whistle Song is the last song from the seventh season dedicated to the engine's whistles and was the last song of the Classic Series. It was later re-released with a new CGI music video as part of Thomas' YouTube World Tour.

Lyrics

Engines all have whistles, as everybody knows.

And as they leave the station, you hear the whistle blow.

Speeding down the hillside, the whistles blown with pride,

Driver checks the signal, and whistles one more time.

Engines, blow your whistles; Toby, ring your bell.

Gordon and Henry, Thomas as well,

Engines, blow your whistles and let's all have some fun!

Engines, blow your whistles; Let's hear the whistle song!

Every whistle's different; No two will sound the same,

It helps to warn off danger if something's in your way.

Whistles are important as every engine knows,

Clear the line ahead now when the whistle blows!

Engines, blow your whistles; Toby, ring your bell,

James and Edward, Percy as well.

Engines, blow your whistles and let's all have some fun,

Engines, blow your whistles; Let's hear the whistle song

An engine lost its whistle and could not make a sound.

It really was a problem until one could be found.

'Cause an engine's not an engine if it hasn't got a whistle,

Hear the whistles blow!

Engines, blow your whistles; Toby, ring your bell,

Gordon and Henry, Thomas as well.

Engines, blow your whistles and let's all have some fun,

Engines, blow your whistles; Let's hear the whistle song

One long whistle means coming up fast,

Two in the fog, give two short blasts.

One, two, three, means clear up the line

Let's blow our whistles one more time!

Engines, blow your whistles; Toby, ring your bell,

James and Edward, Percy as well.

Engines blow your whistles, and let's all have some fun,

Engines blow your whistles, Let's hear the whistle song!

Characters

Classic Series

CGI Series

Thomas
Edward
Henry
Gordon
James
Percy
Toby
Duck
Emily
Spencer
Rosie
Whiff
Hiro
Bash and Dash
Ferdinand
Scruff
Mavis
Skarloey
Rheneas
Peter Sam
Duncan
Victor
Millie
Annie and Clarabel
Rocky
Sir Topham Hatt
Lady Hatt
Dowager Hatt
The Duchess of Boxford
A Sodor Brass Band Member
The Great Composer
The Groundsman

Episodes

Classic Series

CGI Series

Trivia

This song currently has not been released on VHS/DVD in both the UK and US, although the song was featured in the unreleased promotional Roundhouse Rhythms, as part of the Malaysian/Chinese/Singaporean DVD/VCD, Sing-a-Long, and in Japan, the song was also featured on the Korean Thomas and Friends minisite by Anikids. On December 11th, 2014, the song was released on the Official Thomas and Friends YouTube channel.
Some of the shots used special effects for the engines whistling.
This was the last song written by Mike O'Donnell and Junior Campbell.
In the CGI version, the shot of Percy's whistle is mirrored.

In Other Languages

Language	Name	Meaning
Japanese	きてきのうた	Song of the Whistle

Home Media Releases

US

Roundhouse Rhythms

JPN

Original Songs 2

Malaysia/Singapore/China

Sing-a-Long

Goofs

In one scene, Thomas has Emily's whistle sound.
Henry has Oliver's whistle sound at one point.
Gordon has Edward's whistle sound in one scene.
At one point, Arthur has Murdoch's whistle sound.
Oliver has Emily's whistle sound.
In the CGI version, Duck has Oliver's whistle sound at one point.

Deleted and Extended Scenes

Coal - A deleted close-up shot of Henry's whistle.
Rusty to the Rescue - The scene of Rusty passing Henry and Gordon has been extended.
Bull's Eyes - A deleted scene of Toby passing the farm crossing.
Paint Pots and Queens - The scene of Henry, James, Percy, and Duck at Knapford has been extended.
Bye George! - A deleted scene of Gordon's surprised face just before it changes to his closed-eye face.
Middle Engine - The scene of Percy pulling the mail train at Knapford has been extended.
Faulty Whistles:

A deleted scene showing where Duncan's whistle landed.
A deleted shot of Duncan stopping when he notices that his whistle is gone.
An extended shot of Peter Sam puffing through the countryside at sunset.

Emily's New Coaches - An extended shot of Emily pushing Oliver.
Bill, Ben and Fergus:

A deleted scene of Fergus entering a tunnel.
An alternate shot of Fergus leaving Maithwaite while passing Thomas, Annie, and Clarabel.

What's the Matter with Henry? - A deleted scene of Henry looking happy leaving Wellsworth while passing Emily.
Toby's Windmill - A deleted scene of Toby passing Castle Loch while pulling Henrietta.
Something Fishy - The scene of Percy and Arthur passing through Maithwaite has been extended.
Harold and the Flying Horse - A deleted scene of Percy and Henry at Dryaw.
Three Cheers for Thomas:

The scene of Thomas and Bertie starting their race is extended.
A deleted close-up of Thomas going through Dryaw.

Gordon and Spencer:

A deleted scene of James passing Gordon in a siding.
A deleted shot of Spencer leaving Knapford.
A deleted scene of Spencer pulling two coaches while going over the Three Tier Bridge instead of one.
A deleted scene of Spencer passing Suddery Castle.
A shot of Spencer entering Wellsworth while passing Thomas.

Unknown - A deleted scene of James' whistle shown towards the end of the music video.
Unknown - A deleted scene of Arthur pulling the express past the castle.
Unknown - A deleted scene of Duck's whistle.